diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 set(atelier_SRCS
     main.cpp
     mainwindow.cpp
     )
 
 add_subdirectory(dialogs)
 add_subdirectory(widgets)
 
-add_executable(atelier ${atelier_SRCS})
+add_executable(atelier ${atelier_SRCS} icons.qrc)
 
 target_link_libraries(atelier AtelierWidgets AtelierDialogs KF5::AtCore KF5::Solid KF5::XmlGui KF5::ConfigWidgets)
 
diff --git a/src/icons.qrc b/src/icons.qrc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/icons.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/icon">
+        <file alias="atelier">../deploy/atelier.png</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
+
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("KDE");
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     KAboutData::setApplicationData(aboutData);
 
     MainWindow *m = new MainWindow();
+    m->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/icon/atelier"));
     m->show();
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -156,12 +156,13 @@
 
     #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     //only set icons from theme on linux
-        actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("open_gcode"))->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("document-open"));
         actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("profiles"))->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("emblem-favorite"));
-        actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("print"))->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("media-playback-start"));
-        actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("pause"))->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("media-playback-pause"));
-        actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("stop"))->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("media-playback-stop"));
     #endif
+    //use style's standardIcon for the icons we can.
+    actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("open_gcode"))->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DirOpenIcon));
+    actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("print"))->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_MediaPlay));
+    actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("pause"))->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_MediaPause));
+    actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("stop"))->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_MediaPlay));
 
     // Actions for the Docks